Naxus, silver, tetradrachms (Dionysus/Silenus) (460-460 BCE)
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{{Die Study | {{Die Study | ||
+ | |Image=AC 77 - Naxus, silver, tetradrachm (460-460 BCE).jpg | ||
+ | |Image reference=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1734643&AucID=3947&Lot=80 | ||
+ | |Obverse description=Bearded head of Dionysos to right, wearing ivy wreath, and with his hair tied in a krobylos at the back; border of dots cut through by the beard, the krobylos and the wreath tips. | ||
|Reverse legend=NAXION | |Reverse legend=NAXION | ||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
− | |Mint= | + | |Reverse description=Nude, bearded and ithyphallic Silenos squatting, facing, turning his head to the left towards the two-handled, stemless drinking cup he holds in his right hand, supporting himself with his left hand propped on the ground |
− | |Date from=460 | + | |Mint=Naxus |
− | |Date to=460 | + | |Date from=460 BCE |
+ | |Date to=460 BCE | ||
|Period=Classical | |Period=Classical | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Denomination=tetradrachm | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
− | | | + | |Median weight=17.20 |
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|RQEM reference=RQMAC | |RQEM reference=RQMAC | ||
|RQEM reference number=77 | |RQEM reference number=77 | ||
+ | |Die study reference=Cahn 1944, p. 114-117, n° 54. | ||
+ | |Coin series reference=Sear I, n° 872; HGC 2, n° 983; RQEMAC, n° 77 | ||
|Number of obverse dies=1 | |Number of obverse dies=1 | ||
|Number of reverse dies=1 | |Number of reverse dies=1 | ||
|Number of coins=56 | |Number of coins=56 | ||
+ | |Workstation=Most likely one single workstation | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Distribution Item | {{Distribution Item | ||
|Frequency=56 | |Frequency=56 | ||
|Number of dies=1 | |Number of dies=1 | ||
+ | |Die name=39 | ||
}} | }} |
Latest revision as of 12:09, 27 November 2023
460 BCE - 460 BCE Silver 327 kg
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Bearded head of Dionysos to right, wearing ivy wreath, and with his hair tied in a krobylos at the back, border of dots cut through by the beard, the krobylos and the wreath tips. |
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | NAXION (Greek).Nude, bearded and ithyphallic Silenos squatting, facing, turning his head to the left towards the two-handled, stemless drinking cup he holds in his right hand, supporting himself with his left hand propped on the ground |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Naxus | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Sicily | Modern countryModern country: Italy | AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources: |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 460 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 460 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver ![]() |
Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 17.20 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | tetradrachm ![]() |
StandardStandard.: |
Obverse dies distribution
FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution. ᵖ | Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | % (n) | Die nameName(s) of the die(s). |
56 | 1 | 100 | 56 | 100 | 39 |
Total | 1 of 1 | 100 | 56 of 56 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 1 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | |
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 1 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 56 |
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 56 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 56 |
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 0.95 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 19,000 |
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011 ᵖ (O) | 1.02 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00295 |
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 117,894.74 |
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) ᵖ | 327 kg <br /> 327 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 294,736.84 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Cahn, Herbert A. (1944), Die Münzen der sizilischen Stadt Naxos. Ein Beitrag zur Kunstgeschichte des griechischen Westens, Basel, 168 p., XII pl.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2012), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series. 2. Handbook of the Coins of Sicily (Including Lipara). Civic, Royal, Siculo-Punic, and Romano-Sicilian Issues. Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster-London, 489 p.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.